Alliance Bank Malaysia has appointed Dr. John Lee Hin Hock as its new independent non-executive director with immediate effect.
He is a highly seasoned banker with extensive experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining ABMB, Dr. John was the Country CEO and CEO of Maybank Singapore from December 2017 until his retirement in December 2023, where he held single-captainship responsibility for the entire spectrum of operations in Maybank Singapore. Before this, Dr. John was the Group Chief Risk Officer of Maybank Group from 2011 to November 2017.
Over the course of his career, Dr. John had been a Partner of KPMG Advisory from 1997 to 2010 where he was KPMG Global Islamic Finance Group Leader, Asia Pacific Financial Risk Management Practice Head and Malaysia Financial Services Practice Head; and the General Manager of the Kuala Lumpur Options & Financial Futures Exchange (now known as Malaysia Derivatives Exchange) from 1994 to 1997 where he was responsible for the overall operations of the Exchange.
Dr. John is a leading expert in Islamic Finance and was a member in several working groups of the Islamic Financial Services Board. He has published extensive thought leadership articles in the areas of shareholder value creation, performance management, Islamic Finance, risk management and Basel II.
